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![Clearing landmines in Ukraine, one careful step at a time](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Untitled-design-1080x675.jpg)
Clearing landmines in Ukraine, one careful step at a time
Ukraine is one of the most mine-affected countries in the world, limiting freedom of movement and posing a serious threat to civilians crossing the contact line. By Oksana Grytsenko in Toretsk, Ukraine Sheltering in the basement of his family home in eastern Ukraine,...![UNHCR’s Bathoul Ahmed describes some of the horrors she has witnessed while working in war-torn Yemen.](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1_cr6uDzdkqAd742yytLLcmg-1080x675.jpeg)
UNHCR’s Bathoul Ahmed describes some of the horrors she has witnessed while working in war-torn Yemen.
This is the shocking scale of human suffering I’ve seen in Yemen By Bathoul Ahmed, Aden, Yemen I have worked on several humanitarian emergencies in the Middle East, and have followed news of the conflict in Yemen for years. But nothing I’d read or experienced could...![‘Water was a curse then. Now, water is a blessing’](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/5c2e2df84.jpg)
‘Water was a curse then. Now, water is a blessing’
UNHCR and its partners are using solar power to help provide safe, clean water to thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. By Caroline Gluck and Iffath Yeasmine in Kutupalong refugee site, Bangladesh. For months after fleeing violence in Myanmar, Rohingya...![UNHCR rushing staff, supplies to assist people affected by Cyclone Idai](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/RF2217580_20190319-102901-4_1Mb.jpg)
UNHCR rushing staff, supplies to assist people affected by Cyclone Idai
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch– to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is working with governments and humanitarian partners in...![Thousands are fleeing mass gang violence in the North of Central America](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/RF2194621_20181025-185516-L_39Mb-1080x675.jpg)
Thousands are fleeing mass gang violence in the North of Central America
Families from El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala seek safety Violence in the North of Central America region, which includes the countries of El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala, has reached a crisis point. Heavily armed gangs terrorize local populations with almost...![Syrian family come home to a town ravaged by war](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Untitled-design-10-1080x675.jpg)
Syrian family come home to a town ravaged by war
After eight years of conflict, some Syrians are slowly returning to areas where they feel safe. For many, it is a harsh homecoming, and the start of a new set of challenges. By Christopher Reardon in Souran, Syria Life as a refugee was never easy for Zahida, 35, who...![UNHCR mourns the deaths of three colleagues killed in Ethiopian Airlines crash](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Capture.jpg)
UNHCR mourns the deaths of three colleagues killed in Ethiopian Airlines crash
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is mourning today the tragic loss of three colleagues killed in the Ethiopian Airlines crash in Ethiopia yesterday morning (10 March). UNHCR’s own Nadia Ali, Jessica Hyba and Jackson Musoni were among the passengers on board the...![The high price of fighting for women’s rights](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Ketty-2.jpg)
The high price of fighting for women’s rights
Ketty Nivyabandi is longing for her country, but she is determined to continue her fight for women in Burundi – a fight that caused her to lose her homeland. By Gisèle Nyembwe in Ottawa, Canada “It has been close to four years now. My most cherished dream is to...![UNHCR to speak at Munk School event on displacement in Northern Central America](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/unhcr-tito-herrera.jpg)